There is already a font called Koodak. Won't users (and their computers) have a problem when they THINK they are seeing this font but it's really the old one? It won't occur to them to download the new one.
-Connie On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Roozbeh Pournader wrote: > As part of a set of TTF fonts we are planning to release in > 100% Unicode-compatible format, we are happy to release our first font, > Koodak. This font is in alpha status, and we need your help in order to > fix possible bugs. Installation instructions are at the end of this > notice. > > The font itself, is available from: > > http://www.farsiweb.info/font/koodak.zip > > You can report bugs to: > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Please note that we are only claiming support for Red Hat Linux 8.0 and > 9 (and future releases) and Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP (and future > versions). The fonts may work on other operating systems or platforms, > but we have no plan to test or support them (although we will be very > happy to hear about possible bugs). Also, note that sometimes the bug > is in the OS or the software, not in the font: one can't fix a buggy > software by changing a font. > > These are the known bugs that we are planning to fix in later versions: > > * The following glyphs are not supported: Rial sign, Arabic-style > digit four, Arabic-style digit six, Oranate parentheses. > * Tashdid ligatures (Tashdid+Fathe, ...) do not work as supposed. > * Positioning of E'raabs is not implemented (so Kasra is too low for > some characters). > * Base letter+Mark ligatures (He+Hamze, Alef+Tanvin) are not > implemented. > > Important licensing information: This font is based on 'Bitstream Vera' > and the publicly-available 'Koodak' font. Because of the certain > restrictions in those, you are limited in what you can do with this > font. This is only true for this alpha release, and the final licensing > may be different: > > 1. You may only distribute this font as is, without any change. You > may NOT change the font, and you may NOT rename the font. > > 2. You are allowed to redistribute this font gratis (by itself or as > part of a package), but you may NOT sell this font by itself or as > a part of a fonts-only package). But you are allowed to sell it > together with some computer software. > > For more specific details, please see the 'licensing' information in the > font itself. > > Installation instructions for Red Hat Linux 8.0 and 9: > > 1. unzip koodak.zip > 2. mkdir -p ~/.fonts > 3. cp -bf koodak.ttf ~/.fonts > 4. fc-cache ~/.fonts > > Installation instructions for MS Windows 2000 and XP: > > 1. Unzip the koodak.zip file. > 2. Go to "Control Panel -> Fonts". > 3. Delete all copies of any font you may have installed on your system > named 'Koodak', 'Koodak Bold', ... > 4. Install the 'Koodak' font from the menu. > > Roozbeh Pournader, > for the FarsiWeb Project Group > > > _______________________________________________ > PersianComputing mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.sharif.edu/mailman/listinfo/persiancomputing > _______________________________________________ FarsiWeb mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sharif.edu/mailman/listinfo/farsiweb
